A long time ago there lived an old man in the town of Nayshábúr in eastern Persia. He made a living by selling turquoise stones and pure wool. He was Hájí ‘Abdu'l-Majíd.
Hájí ‘Abdu'l-Majíd had a very clever and intelligent son named Buzurg. The Hájí was a great mullá (Muslim priest). The people loved and respected him. His son, Buzurg was also well-known because he could recite the Holy Qur’an by heart and explain its teachings by the time he was eleven years old.
